{A/N} Hi
"Speech" = Poke speech
"Speech" = Human speech
'Speech' = Telepathy
'Speech' = Thoughts
Umbraculo
"So… what now?" Pyro asked nervously.
"Now, we talk," Luna replied simply.
"Um, okay then… hi?" he awkwardly stuttered. Luna's eye twitched,
"You up and disappeared for a few days, almost a week, made us all worried, then suddenly appear. 'Hi'? That's all you have to say?" she growled in reply. Her growling continued as she walked slowly towards his direction, with every step she took forwards, Pyro took one backwards. One step at a time, Luna advanced and Pyro retreated. Pyro getting more scared and nervous with every step they took. Luna was seemingly getting more pissed off the closer she got, growling louder and glaring daggers at the Zorua.
"U-um… I-I'm s-sorry!" Pyro said, thoroughly scared.
Soon, Pyro backed himself into a tree. There was a few seconds where the he stared at her and she glared back, nobody moved.
Then, Luna pounced at Pyro.
At the same time that she jumped, Pyro turned into his Shadow Mew form and tried to fly off to the side and away. He managed to barely dodge her. Luna, seeing that she missed and landed where Pyro was a second ago, spun round and saw Pyro attempting escape.
"Oh no, you don't!" she screeched as she used Psychic to prevent him flying away and forcing him back on the ground. Pyro, on his two overly-large feet, was desperate enough to try and run away. This did not work for him, as you would guess, since the disproportionate feet were not really made for walking, let alone running.
Luna pounced yet again and managed to pin Pyro down, leaving him squirming and helpless. Pyro knew that he could easily get away, but resisted so since it could potentially result in Luna being injured, the last thing he wanted. He did struggle though, squirming and hoping that he would be able to break free. He then saw Luna lean down so her face was practically an inch away, her eyes still glaring at him.
She then bent down an inch more and kissed him.
"A-ah…" was all Pyro managed to say as he stopped his squirming. Luna lifted her head back up, still glaring.
"Do you know how much you made everyone worried? Callie, Feral, Amphy, Lexi and I were very worried! I can't believe you would fly out on us like that after saying something like that! Why did you even leave, I wouldn't know-" Luna shouted as she used her forepaws to shake Pyro rapidly.
She soon noticed that Pyro wasn't responding to anything, his body limp, and her anger changed to confusion.
"Pyro?" It was then that she realised that Pyro had fainted. Luna sighed, shook her head, and dragged him back to the middle of Lexi's camping spot and dropped him there. She then curled up around him and went to sleep.
"Stupid, cute Zorua," she grumbled.
Morning
Pyro woke up slowly, blinking as his eyes got used to the brightness. He noticed that he was still in his Mew form, not his Zorua form. He quickly changed that, turning into his preferred form, the Zorua. He flipped over onto his legs and stood up.
Lexi was cooking breakfast for everyone. Amphy was practising his electric moves on a tree. Callie and Feral were idly talking.
He was then thrown towards his side as he felt something crash into him. Upon recovering and observing, he saw that Luna had tackle-hugged him, her larger body mass forcing him off the ground.
"Pyro!" she exclaimed. Luna then pinned him to the ground again, resuming their position from the night before. "I'm not done with you yet! How dare you faint while I'm talking?" she shouted, gaining the attention of the others.
"I said I'm sorry, L-Luna!" Pyro whimpered, putting his paws up to defend himself. Luna's facial expression then softened,
"I guess I'll forgive you then... but don't you dare pull off that stunt and leave us again, got it?!"
"Yes."
There was then a moment of awkward silence where Pyro stayed pinned down by her.
"So… the answer?" Pyro then inquired.
"Answer? For what?" Luna was now confused.
"The thing from a few days ago… and last night… so, your answer? Will you be my mate?" he whispered, embarrassed. Luna's face brightened up instantly and smiled.
"Yes! Yes I will!" she replied, excited. This cheered Pyro up a lot. They smiled, then kissed. Not a deep and longing one, but not a little peck either.
Once they pulled back, Pyro heard a few squeals. He looked around and saw all of them staring at him and Luna. He looked away shyly while Luna kept on smiling and got off him.
"Oh! Breakfast is ready guys!" Lexi called out after watching them. Even though she did not understand a single word said by them, she still thought that Pyro and Luna were really cute together. And for once, Pyro was not the powerful one.
After breakfast was finished, everyone was just relaxing for a bit while Lexi started packing up the tent and whatnot.
Luna, who was near Lexi, was with Callie.
"By the way, I take it you and Pyro are a couple now?" Lexi asked out of the blue. Luna smiled and nodded.
"I guess I'd better say congratulations then!" she laughed.
"Yeah. Congratulations Luna, you now have the best mate a pokemon could have," the Meowstic giggled.
"Yeah, I guess that is true." Luna replied.
Meanwhile, with Pyro. He was conversing with Feral and Amphy.
"My, you're a real charmer, ain't you?" Amphy asked slyly.
"Shut up," Pyro replied grumpily. Although the Ampharos and the Absol did not miss the embarrassment apparent in his voice.
"Congratulations anyway! Treat her good!" Feral congratulated.
"Yeah, thanks."
A few minutes later, Lexi was done. She recalled Feral and Callie back to their respective pokeballs, leaving out Pyro, Luna, and Amphy. The four then headed off, continuing their journey, with Pyro and Luna walking side-by-side.
Lychinus
Aqua stood solemnly in the garden, next to him was Burst. Behind them were the various pokemon that had been in Charles's care. In front of him was a patch of dirt that had been recently dug. Under that dirt lay the body of Charles. A lone tear escaped Aqua's eye.
The silence was deafening. Aqua, along with the others, had given Charles a proper burial, reminiscing the times when Charles had helped them.
Five minutes of silence passed. Then Aqua broke the silence. He turned around to the crowd of pokemon.
"Everyone. Today, we have all lost a loved one. Charles. He was a great man, a good man, the best human. He has, undoubtedly, saved my life. If it were not for him and his actions, I would not be here today… and neither will some of you. But now he has departed. We will remember him, even when we leave and never see each other again. We will remember everyone here, and most importantly, Charles. You are free, you may choose to go wherever you want. Without Charles, it is as dangerous to be here as it is anywhere else. I, myself, will try and hunt down the people who have caused us this grief today. I bid you… farewell." And with those words, everyone trudged away, intending to find a new sanctuary.
"Aqua?" Burst whispered, hiccupping from the crying earlier.
"Yes?" Aqua said, his voice as cold as steel and his face determined.
"I-I-I will go now… I want to try and find somewhere good to settle down, perhaps find my family members. Is that o-okay with you?"
"I don't control your life, and nor do I want to. Understand this first, I am not pushing you away, I do not hate you or are angry at you. But I want you to do whatever you want to. That is because you should be able to live your own life, not controlled by someone else like me. Good luck. And farewell, my friend." Burst nodded and slowly padded away into the forest beyond, leaving Aqua to be alone.
Aqua walked over to a nearby flowerbed and grabbed a few pink carnation flowers. He then walked over to the makeshift grave and knelt down. The Floatzel was barely containing his tears as he gently lay down the flowers.
"Goodbye Charles, I will never forget you… Goodbye," Aqua whispered as he stood up and walked away, not once looking back at the building where many of his joyful memories resided.
{A/N} Um… a bit emotional at the end maybe? Not quite sure how it would play out.